Kanighan Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India
Kanighan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanigan | 93 | 203 | / |
| Kannigan | 88 | 223 | / |
| Kanigane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Canighan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Kenighan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Khenighan | 82 | 32 | / |
| Keenighan | 82 | 5 | / |
| Koenighan | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kannigant | 82 | 2 | / |
| Khamnigan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khaneghan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Canigahan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cannighan | 82 | 0 | / |
| Canigan | 80 | 52 | / |
| Kanegan | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kanugan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kenigan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Konigan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Koenighain | 78 | 51 | / |
| Koenighann | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cannigan | 75 | 30 | / |
| Kanegane | 75 | 16 | / |
| Keneghan | 75 | 11 | / |
| Caneghan | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kanegand | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kanhigam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Canuigan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Conighan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kannugan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Catnigan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Canigham | 75 | 0 | / |
| Keanegan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kannegant | 71 | 5 | / |
| Connighan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Conigahan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cannigham | 71 | 2 | / |
| Keeneghan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Counighan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Keneaghan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Canegan | 67 | 32 | / |
| Conigan | 67 | 24 | / |
| Canugan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanegon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canigon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canigam | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanighan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis